Update Android 2.1 (Eclair) to 2.2 (Froyo) on your Samsung GT I5800

Here's an easy and in-depth way to upgrade your Samsung Galaxy I5800L, running 2.1 Eclair to Froyo 2.2. Sadly at this time Samsung hasn't officially made Froyo available for the I5800, but luckily we can do it ourselves!

No rooting needed.

What you will need:

A Windows environment, used Win 7 on a netbook for this. Sadly Samsung doesn't support OS X.

Here's a helpful tip/step that most other tutorials don't tell you.Remove your SIM and SD(if you have one) card from the phone. This may save you some complications.
It will avoid any hangups or stalls, like I've experienced, almost leaving me helpless.

Right, now let's get to actually installing Froyo.

First check your firmware *#1234#, write it down, store it on you computer, in case you need to restore later.

3. Now go to the bottom option "Select Integrate Package..." and select the 2.2 Froyo (.tar) file your downloaded. It should be one file.
With the "One Package" button, select your .tar file.

4. Here's the tricky part, that's not so tricky. Switch off your phone (hold the power button "Power OFF"). Remove the battery, so it doesn't boot up automatically. Then hold the "Home + Volume Up + Power" buttons simultaneously.
Until the screen shows the android icon with probably the "Force Upload by Button Pressing" words.
(If those combination buttons don't work, try "Volume Down" or "Volume Up + Down" instead).

5. When the "Force Upload" screen appears, like the image above, connect your phone to the computer with the USB cable provided and let windows detect the drivers for the phone and install them automatically.

6. Once the drivers are loaded, and the phone is detected by ODIN as shown, click start. The phone will load data from the ODIN application you supplied and reboot itself, until you see the Home Screen load successfully. It takes a while(5-8mins), but way shorter than say loading a Windows OS.
Do not uplug the device until you see the Home Screen and have successfully unlocked the phone.

Note.
If you phone hangs, or stalls, you should resort another 2.2 firmware, or downgrade.

7. Enjoy your semi-new phone! It feels new and refreshing to have an updated firmware for your phone. Especially since it's free!

Here's an easy and in-depth way to upgrade your Samsung Galaxy I5800L, running 2.1 Eclair to Froyo 2.2. Sadly at this time Samsung hasn't officially made Froyo available for the I5800, but luckily we can do it ourselves!

No rooting needed.

What you will need:

A Windows environment, used Win 7 on a netbook for this. Sadly Samsung doesn't support OS X.

Here's a helpful tip/step that most other tutorials don't tell you.Remove your SIM and SD(if you have one) card from the phone. This may save you some complications.It will avoid any hangups or stalls, like I've experienced, almost leaving me helpless.

Right, now let's get to actually installing Froyo.

First check your firmware *#1234#, write it down, store it on you computer, in case you need to restore later.

3. Now go to the bottom option "Select Integrate Package..." and select the 2.2 Froyo (.tar) file your downloaded. It should be one file.
With the "One Package" button, select your .tar file.

4. Here's the tricky part, that's not so tricky. Switch off your phone (hold the power button "Power OFF"). Remove the battery, so it doesn't boot up automatically. Then hold the "Home + Volume Up + Power" buttons simultaneously.
Until the screen shows the android icon with probably the "Force Upload by Button Pressing" words.
(If those combination buttons don't work, try "Volume Down" or "Volume Up + Down" instead).

5. When the "Force Upload" screen appears, like the image above, connect your phone to the computer with the USB cable provided and let windows detect the drivers for the phone and install them automatically.

6. Once the drivers are loaded, and the phone is detected by ODIN as shown, click start. The phone will load data from the ODIN application you supplied and reboot itself, until you see the Home Screen load successfully. It takes a while(5-8mins), but way shorter than say loading a Windows OS.
Do not uplug the device until you see the Home Screen and have successfully unlocked the phone.

Note.If you phone hangs, or stalls, you should resort another 2.2 firmware, or downgrade.

7. Enjoy your semi-new phone! It feels new and refreshing to have an updated firmware for your phone. Especially since it's free!

General Performance boost in processor, supposedly Better Battery life and Ram management.

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i tried this but when i tried to choose the 2.2 froyo file i downloaded from this page, it show it as an rar file and also no matter what file i save it in, when i clicked on select integrate package it wouldnt show up. i could open another page and find it but its not there when i select integrate package . can you help please? i have a samsung galaxy I5800L uses eclair

This to those who already applied this firmware I5800XXJPB for Europe.

First day i got my phone, I straight upgrade to froyo 2.2, when I used this firmware I5800XXJPB, my phone stucked at the SAMSUNG screen after a while, so those who faced this, it's not compatible at all, when you try to restart, your phone will stuck at GT-I5800.

So to play safe, firmware I5800XXJPF already tested in my phone and completely working. The method still the same and don't afraid of losing your phone if you once installed the I5800XXJPB firmware as if you use the same method again it will works, just change the "ONE PACKAGE" the rest is still the same.

i tried this but when i tried to choose the 2.2 froyo file i downloaded from this page, it show it as an rar file and also no matter what file i save it in, when i clicked on select integrate package it wouldnt show up. i could open another page and find it but its not there when i select integrate package . can you help please? i have a samsung galaxy I5800L uses eclair

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your supposed to download the application "free unrar frog" off the internet and anrar it using the app. it will be automatically transformed into a .tar file which you can use to run the setup.
i ran into a similar proble, took me an hour to work it out

Hey guys, i noticed on some Androids that if you use software from other countries, it will change the 3G band. So if i download Europe software on my I5800, i think it will change the 3G settings to 900. Has anyone found this to be the case? It does it on the I9000.

your supposed to download the application "free unrar frog" off the internet and anrar it using the app. it will be automatically transformed into a .tar file which you can use to run the setup.
i ran into a similar proble, took me an hour to work it out

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Hi...

I download that program but is asking me for a password... What should I do in this case

I HAD WIN 7 64X AND WHEN IM INSTALED KIES MUST PUT COMPATIBILLITY WITH OLDER VERSION OF WINDOVS IN MY CASE XP SP3.AFTER PLUGING PHONE WITH USB SYSTEM WANT UPDATE AND I TAKE UPDATE BEFORE IS BEEN 2.1 ECLAIR NOW IS 2.2 FROYO WORK NICE

Thanks @Amitprsingh and @llemash for the information. I have successfully updated my android version. For all those with problems of rar file, extract it with the password of samfirmware.com and for file package select the largest file of name "I5800XXJPF-REV02-PDA-CL794643.tar", and one more thing, when the update completes then you have to press the home button if you follow the instructions closely.